Text to Speech

Read out any text using 100+ browser voices

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How it works

Text to Speech — Read out any text using 100+ browser voices. All processing happens in your browser — no upload, no signup, no email required. Free forever.

Last updated: 2026-05-06

Editor's note

We use this to proofread our own writing more than for anything else. Reading silently misses cadence problems your ear catches in about ten seconds — a sentence with three commas that turns out to be unspeakable, a paragraph that sounds fine on the page and like a stack of luggage when read aloud. Paste a draft in, pick a voice, half-listen while you do something else. The awkward bits jump out. Most of the editorial copy on Multilities went through this loop at some point.

The voice list is deliberately unsorted. Quality varies wildly by operating system and locale — a "premium" label on Chrome means one thing on macOS and another on Windows, and the best voice for an hour of listening is the one your ear stops noticing, which is personal. We could fake a ranking, but it would be wrong for someone. Speed and pitch interact in nasty ways at the extremes, so we leave the defaults conservative and let you push them yourself.

About Text to Speech

Text to Speech reads any text aloud using the voices installed on your device. It uses the browser's Web Speech Synthesis API, which means there is nothing to download and nothing to upload — your text becomes audio inside the page.

Writers proofread drafts by ear, language learners practise pronunciation, and accessibility-conscious teams sample their copy with screen-reader-style voices. The tool exposes voice, speed and pitch controls so you can dial in exactly the delivery you want.

Browser support varies. Chrome and Edge expose 100+ voices including high-quality neural voices on modern operating systems; Safari is decent on macOS; Firefox tends to expose fewer voices.

How to use Text to Speech

Type or paste the text you want spoken into the text area.
Pick a Voice from the dropdown — voices are grouped by language and provided by your operating system.
Adjust the Speed slider to make the speech faster or slower (1.0 is normal pace).
Adjust Pitch to make the voice higher or lower.
Click Play to start. Use Pause and Resume to control playback, or Stop to cancel.

Common use cases

Proofreading: hearing your own writing aloud catches awkward phrasing your eyes skip over.
Language learning: switch the voice to a native speaker accent and practise listening comprehension.
Accessibility QA: confirming that important text reads naturally with a synthetic voice before a real screen-reader user encounters it.
Long-form reading while doing chores — paste an article in and listen instead of staring at the screen.
Generating quick voice prompts for a mock interactive demo without recording yourself.

Tips & common mistakes

Voice quality varies hugely between operating systems. Try the same text on Chrome on Windows vs macOS to hear the difference.
If the voice list is empty, your browser may need a moment after page load — toggle the dropdown again or refresh.
Keep paragraphs short. Some browsers cut off after a few hundred characters; splitting helps reliability.
Pitch and speed compound — extreme settings sound robotic. Try small adjustments first.

Frequently asked questions

How many voices are available?

It depends on your operating system and browser. Modern Chrome/Edge expose 100+ voices across languages; Safari/Firefox typically expose fewer. The dropdown shows everything your device offers.

Can I download the audio as a file?

Browser speech synthesis doesn't expose a download API. The audio plays directly through your speakers; for downloadable MP3/WAV you'd need a different (server-based) tool.

Is my text uploaded?

No. The browser's Speech Synthesis API generates audio locally — no network round trip is involved.

Why does the same voice sound different on my phone and my laptop?

Voices are provided by the operating system, not by us. iOS, Android, macOS and Windows each ship their own engines, and the same voice name can map to different underlying audio depending on the OS version.

Can I save the audio as an MP3?

The Web Speech Synthesis API does not expose recorded audio — playback goes straight to the speakers. To capture an MP3 you'd need a server-side TTS service or a screen-recording workaround.

Does it work offline?

Yes for most system voices, since the OS bundles them locally. A small number of high-quality cloud voices on Chrome/Edge require an internet connection — those are clearly labelled in the voice dropdown on most platforms.